Birmingham
Jefferson County Department of Health, Food Protection Division
In short
Jefferson County Department of Health, Food Protection Division issues 2 permits we publish for Birmingham, last verified 2026-09-08. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Establishment Permit | Jefferson County Department of Health, Food Protection Division | $250–$650 a year, by risk level — Level 1 $250, Level 2 $350, Level 3 $550, Level 4 $650; a mobile food service permit is $250 for Levels 1–2 or $550 for Levels 3–4 | annual | 2026-09-08 |
| Day Care Centre Food Service Permitonly if it applies to you | Jefferson County Department of Health, Food Protection Division | $150–$350 a year, by enrolment — under 20 children $150, 21 to 40 $200, 41 or more $350 | annual | 2026-09-08 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Food Establishment Permit
Jefferson County runs its own independent health department rather than being run by the state, and this is the only fee document JCDH currently publishes for this program — but the PDF's own metadata shows it was created April 24, 2017 with no visible revision since. Confirm current figures directly with JCDH Food Protection (205-930-1260) before relying on them. Plan review is separate and additional: $250 for a restaurant under 75 seats, $500 for 75 or more.
Day Care Centre Food Service Permit
This is a health-department kitchen/food-service permit for a day care centre, additional to and separate from the state Department of Human Resources day care license recorded at the state layer — it is easy to miss because it is filed with the county health department rather than with the childcare licensing agency.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Birmingham
- Phone
- (205) 930-1260
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Jefferson County Department of Health — Food and Lodging Fee CodesJefferson County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
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